12-48132865-A-G
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points: 10P and 1B. PM2PP5_Very_StrongBP4
The NM_000289.6(PFKM):c.238-3A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000497 in 1,609,672 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000289.6 splice_region, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | MANE | Protein | UniProt |
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PFKM | NM_000289.6 | c.238-3A>G | splice_region_variant, intron_variant | Intron 4 of 22 | ENST00000359794.11 | NP_000280.1 |
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1AN: 152140Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32
GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.00000412 AC: 1AN: 242486Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0AN XY: 130968
GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000480 AC: 7AN: 1457532Hom.: 0 Cov.: 30 AF XY: 0.00000552 AC XY: 4AN XY: 724606
GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1AN: 152140Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000135 AC XY: 1AN XY: 74320
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Glycogen storage disease, type VII Pathogenic:4
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Variant summary: PFKM c.238-3A>G alters a non-conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: three predict the variant abolishes a 3' acceptor site, and four predict the variant creates a 3' acceptor site 2 nucleotides upstream, potentially leading to a frameshift. At least one publication reports experimental evidence that this variant affects mRNA splicing, leading to an insertion of two nucleotides, which is predicted to result in a frameshift and a premature termination codon (p.G80fs4X; Musumeci_2012), which confirms the computational predictions. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4.1e-06 in 242486 control chromosomes (gnomAD). The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. The variant, c.238-3A>G, has been reported in the literature in at least one homozygous individual affected with Glycogen Storage Disease, Type VII (Musumeci_2012). Authors of this study also reported an enzymatic activity ~1% of normal, in muscle biopsy sample taken from the homozygous patient (Musumeci_2012). One ClinVar submitter (evaluation after 2014) has cited the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -
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This sequence change falls in intron 4 of the PFKM gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the PFKM protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and may result in an absent or disrupted protein product. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.0009%). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with glycogen storage disease type VII (PMID: 22133655). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 2434666). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that this variant results in AG insertion, predicting a frameshift and introduces a premature termination codon (PMID: 22133655). The resulting mRNA is expected to undergo nonsense-mediated decay. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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